M. The party's proposal is to make Mukesh MLA the LDF candidate in Kollam. The CPM District Secretariat has proposed the name of actor and MLA Mukesh as a candidate for Lok Sabha elections in Kollam. The decision was taken in a meeting attended by Minister KN Balagopal. Meanwhile, NK Premachandran will be officially announced as the UDF candidate tomorrow.
There is an agreement among the CPM candidates contesting in the Lok Sabha elections. In the 15 constituencies in which the CPM is contesting, the names in the list discussed by the respective district committees in front of the CPM Secretariat came out. Politburo member, MLAs, district secretaries and senior leaders are fielded by CPM. CPM's move is to field experienced people and secure maximum seats.
While Mukesh will contest in Kollam, it is agreed that former minister and senior leader Thomas Isaac will contest in Pathanamthitta and sitting MP AM Arif in Alappuzha. Palakkad A Vijayaraghavan will enter the competition. It was agreed in the CPM secretariat that Alathur K Radhakrishnan will contest. Kozhikode senior leader Elamaram Karim is tipped to contest. Elamaram Karim was included in the list of district committee. It is agreed to field former minister KK Shailaja in Vadakara. Kannur MV Jayarajan and Kasarakote NV Balakrishnan topped the list. There was no agreement on Ernakulam and Chalakudy seats.
